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Entries from July 2006

Zooomr 2.0 (beta) is (Finally) Live

by Matthew Smith · July 18th, 2006 · No Comments

After a bit of technical difficulty, which bumped the release of the new Zooomr platform back a few days (originally planned for Friday, July 14th), Zooomr 2.0 has finally hit the ‘net. I assume this is actually version 2.0 of the beta because the site still redirects (as of Tuesday morning) to the beta.zooomr.com server [...]

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Categories: General · Reviews

Atlanta Trip and a Car Project

by Matthew Smith · July 17th, 2006 · 1 Comment

To round out my hectic month of weekly trips throughout Georgia, I spent Saturday in Atlanta with Amy. For those of you who don’t know, she is one of my closest lady friends, and seeing her always brightens my day. Unfortunately, my trip to Atlanta was not quite as inspiring - about an hour into [...]

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Categories: Journal

Ambient Occlusion Demo

by Matthew Smith · July 13th, 2006 · No Comments

I’ve been fooling around with blender and this is what I’ve managed to produce. Just a simple little test, really - but it looks cool!

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Categories: General

Get In My Car - This video has a kick

by Matthew Smith · July 9th, 2006 · No Comments

Um, this is great … cheesy song, funny, and a must watch! See it here (YouTube)
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Categories: Asides · General

Zooomr Test Post

by Matthew Smith · July 9th, 2006 · No Comments

I’m back from a wild weekend of driving through Georgia, getting brothers married, and celebrating with friends - maybe a post on that topic is in order. For now, a quick test post of Zooomr, a (relatively) new photo sharing upstart. They seem to be offering free Pro accounts to bloggers, so I guess I’ll [...]

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Categories: General

Listening to Coffee While Drinking Jazz

by Matthew Smith · July 6th, 2006 · No Comments

Don’t you love those slips of the tongue? They always seem to strike at an appropriate time and add that extra dose of humor to a situation - take today for example. I was en route to work this morning (my daily 45 minute commute), sipping on a cup of Mocha Nut Coffee and listening [...]

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Categories: Journal